Magnolia sargentiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Sichuan and Yunnan. It is widely distributed but its populations are fragmented.[1]

Magnolia sargentiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section: Magnolia sect. Yulania
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Yulania
Species:
M. sargentiana
Binomial name
Magnolia sargentiana

This is a forest tree which grows 8 to 25 meters tall. It is harvested for wood and herbal medicine.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Global Tree Specialist Group. 2014. Magnolia sargentiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.

External links edit

  • Friedman, William (Ned). "Two stunners worth finding". Posts from the Collections, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University website, 21 April 2019. Accessed 21 April 2020.